Edward Elgar: the sketches for Symphony No 3 elaborated by Anthony Payne

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  Land of Hope and Glory

  "Land of Hope and Glory" is a patriotic song for England and the United Kingdom, with music by Edward Elgar and lyrics by A. C. Benson, written in 1902. "Land of Hope and Glory" has long been sung amidst much flag-waving at the climax of the Last Night of the BBC Proms. England currently has no...
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  A Song of Flight

  "A Song of Flight" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1895, as his Op.31, No.2, with the words from a poem by Christina Rossetti. The song was first performed by the Irish baritone Harry Plunket Greene in St. James's Hall on 2 March 1900, together with After, Op. 31, No. 1. A...

• The Kingdom

  The Kingdom, op. 51, is an oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was first performed at the Birmingham Music Festival on October 3, 1906, with the orchestra conducted by the composer, and soloists Agnes Nicholls, Muriel Foster, John Coates and William Higley. The...

• The River

  "The River" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1909 as his Op.60, No.2. On the title-page it is described as a "Folk-Song (Eastern Europe), paraphrased by Pietro d’Alba and Edward Elgar". It was one of a set of a cycle of four songs that he planned, to his own words. It was...

• Piano Quintet in A minor

  The Quintet in A minor for Piano and String Quartet, Op. 84 is a chamber work by Edward Elgar. He worked on the Quintet and two other major chamber pieces in the summer of 1918 while staying at Brinkwells in Sussex. W H Reed considered that all three were ‘influenced by the quiet and peaceful...

• Coronation Ode

  Coronation Ode, Op 44 is a work composed by Sir Edward Elgar for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra, with words by A. C. Benson. It was written for the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902, and dedicated "by Special Permission, to His Most...

• Song of Liberty

  "Song of Liberty" is a British patriotic song which became popular during the Second World War. The song was set to the music of Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4. It followed the success of Land of Hope and Glory, another patriotic song with lyrics by A. C. Benson set to Elgar's...

• A Song of Autumn

  "A Song of Autumn" is a poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon set to music by Edward Elgar in 1892. It was dedicated to 'Miss Marshall'. The song was first published by Orsborn & Tuckwood, then by Ascherberg in 1892. It was re-published in 1907 as one of the Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar, with English and...

• The Wand of Youth

  The Wand of Youth Suites No. 1 & No. 2 are works for full orchestra by the English composer Edward Elgar. The titles given them by Elgar were, in full: As a boy Elgar composed some tunes for use in a play staged by the young members of the Elgar family. He noted the tunes down in a sketchbook and...

• Oh, soft was the song

  "Oh, soft was the song" is a poem written by Gilbert Parker, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1910, as his Op. 59, No. 3. The Opus 59 songs were part of a song-cycle of six romantic songs that was never completed – strangely Nos 1, 2 and 4 were never composed. The other...